This document provides active hyperlinks to key resources in Emergency Legal Preparedness developed by attorneys/staff via the Network for Public Health Law. Resources are categorized into 12 diverse topic areas listed on the first page of the document.
As we look at the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be, and even now are facing to some extent, the inability of health care personnel, equipment and resources to keep pace with the need for live-saving treatment, acute hospital care and intervention.
Overview Becoming a hybrid entity enables a health department to carve out its traditional public health activities – disease or injury registry functions, vital events…
This resource examines pregnancy-associated deaths and pregnancy-related deaths; how MMR investigations and reports can provide critical data and information that can help prevent maternal mortality; and legislation supporting the establishment of MMRs.
Overview Ms. J.P. et al. v. William P Barr (U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Nov. 5, 2019):A California district court ordered the…
Overview Health departments may choose whether to be completely covered by HIPAA, or to only apply HIPAA where legally required to do so, which is…
Many schools throughout the nation have moved to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal programs can help address the digital divide by increasing capacity for schools to provide broadband service or by providing broadband access to students that lack access to broadband at home.
Overview Boatmon and Cupid v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Nov. 7, 2019): The U.S. Court of…
Overview The following Hybrid Entity Policy Template documents the hybrid entity and its required components. Because this policy is a useful reference for a variety…
Overview Safer Chemicals et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), et al. (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Nov. 14, 2019): The court…
Tax exemptions can be used effectively to encourage the purchase of consumer goods that support public health and safety by reducing the rate of injury or death. A few states have passed sales tax exemptions that fit the bill for public health, including exemptions for child car seats, bicycle helmets, and fire-safety equipment for homes. But these types of tax exemptions are often underutilized.
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